Domestic Fowls, Thematic Issue
Dublin Core
Title
Domestic Fowls, Thematic Issue
Description
Τhe wild red jungle fowl is the ancestor of today’s chickens, which like all birds are smart and have communication skills. The term “pecking order” was coined by the Norwegian biologist Thorlief Schjelderup-Ebbe after observing that chickens enforced their leadership by delivering a sharp peck on the back of underlings to remind them of their place in the hierarchy. A dominant rooster would crow to emphasize that he is master of his territory and would place himself at risk in order to warn his mate or offspring of looming danger.
In years gone bye many families raised chickens in their backyards, a custom that has vanished from many parts of the western world. With the increased demand for chicken meat and eggs, chicken farms have been established in many countries but the overcrowding living conditions for these factory farmed birds are awful thus leading to infections and the slaughter of thousands of them that never reach our dining tables.
In setting up such farms it is society’s moral obligation to ensure that living conditions for these birds are congenial by avoiding overcrowding in an otherwise healthy environment.
In years gone bye many families raised chickens in their backyards, a custom that has vanished from many parts of the western world. With the increased demand for chicken meat and eggs, chicken farms have been established in many countries but the overcrowding living conditions for these factory farmed birds are awful thus leading to infections and the slaughter of thousands of them that never reach our dining tables.
In setting up such farms it is society’s moral obligation to ensure that living conditions for these birds are congenial by avoiding overcrowding in an otherwise healthy environment.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Theodoros Kakoulis
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2009CS106, 2009CS107, 2009CS108, 2009CS109
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Domestic Fowls, Thematic Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed January 31, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44186.